Natural Adhesives

Natural Underwater Adhesives.

The general topic of this review is protein-based underwater adhesives produced by aquatic organisms. The focus is on mechanisms of interfacial adhesion to native surfaces and controlled underwater solidification of natural water-borne adhesives. Four genera that exemplify the broad range of function, general mechanistic features, and unique adaptations are discussed in detail: blue mussels, ac...

Oxidized Xanthan Gum and Chitosan as Natural Adhesives for Cork

Natural cork stopper manufacturing produces a significant amount of cork waste, which is granulated and combined with synthetic glues for use in a wide range of applications. There is a high demand for using biosourced polymers in these composite materials. In this study, xanthan gum (XG) and chitosan (CS) were investigated as possible natural binders for cork. Xanthan gum was oxidized at two d...

Conductive Adhesives

S ince the advent of through-hole printed wiring boards in the 1950s, surface-mount technology has advanced through chip capacitors and resistors to high-density multilayer hybrids and printed circuit boards. Throughout this 40-year span, solder paste has been the accepted technology for component attach.' The present trend toward fine-pitch resolution ( t0.020") and multilayer constructions of...

Editorial: What's next after "universal" adhesives, "bioactive" adhesives?

Drying adhesives

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